We are supporting a global organisation that is looking to engage an experienced Procurement Transformation Lead to conduct an in-depth assessment and improvement of its procurement function.

This is a senior, hands-on role focused on evaluating procurement maturity across processes, suppliers, people and governance, and putting in place clear, practical improvements to drive delivery certainty, compliance and performance.

Procurement Process Assessment & Improvement

• Review current procurement processes, tools, documentation and compliance levels

• Identify gaps, inefficiencies and improvement opportunities

• Recommend and prioritise initiatives to build a more robust, efficient and compliant procurement function

Supplier Delivery & Documentation Discipline

• Assess how supplier delivery commitments are enforced versus specifications

• Define and formalise clear rules of engagement around:

  • Design completeness

  • Documentation quality

  • Firm delivery date commitments

• Strengthen process discipline across internal teams and suppliers

Supplier Capacity & Risk Assessment

• Assess capacity and performance of the top 5 strategic suppliers against current and forecast demand

• Identify risks, gaps and misalignment with sourcing priorities

• Stakeholder Engagement

• Build strong relationships with Planning, Production and Customer Project Management

• Align teams around common tools, execution processes and communication loops

Education & Certification

• CIPS Level 5 or 6 (mandatory)

Experience

• Strong background in Procurement leadership, transformation or maturity uplift engagements

• Proven experience assessing procurement processes, people, suppliers and performance

• Demonstrated coaching capability and experience partnering with senior procurement leadership

Skills & Competencies

• Deep understanding of procurement processes, compliance and documentation standards

• Strong analytical mindset with the confidence to challenge the status quo

• Experience assessing supplier capacity and delivery risk

• Comfortable operating independently and delivering objective, fact-based assessments

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

• Lean/Six Sigma mindset.

If you are interested, please apply and we will be intouch soon.